«These findings suggest that the evolution of eusociality in Synalpheus shrimp has left a signal in the allometry of female reproduction and defense.» (sciencedaily.com)
A new study by a team of KU Leuven and international researchers has found that the chemical structure of queen pheromones in wasps, ants and some bees is strikingly similar, even though these insects are separated by millions of years of evolution and each evolved eusociality independently of the other. (sciencedaily.com)
But Jamie Hunt, a zoologist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, says the work has «serious shortcomings,» showing only that monogamy correlates with eusociality without necessarily causing it. (sciencemag.org)